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Prerequisite Proficiency in HS Chemistry and/or CHM 099 as
a refresher course as needed.
basic level of skill and confidence in carrying out field assignments
that may be required of an entry level natural resources technician.
Prerequisite None
FOR 204
INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC
4 (3-3)
INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR NATURAL
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
The fundamentals of GIS and its application to natural resource
management. Spatial data, its uses and limitations are evaluated.
Students work extensively with the ARCGIS software package. Each
major component of a GIS will be explored.
Prerequisite MTH 211
FOR 207 TIMBER HARVESTING
2 (1-3)
This course is designed to provide you with background and basic
information regarding the removal of timber from the forest and
the associated ecological, aesthetic, and financial impacts.
Prerequisite None
FOR 228 FOREST HEALTH
3 (2-3)
Drawing on examples from the Great Lakes region, and other parts
of North America, this course will consider which type of insects
and pathogens attack our trees and forests, how they interact.
Prerequisite None
FOR 229 CONSULTING FORESTRY
2 (2-0)
For students who are considering consulting forestry as a career.
Covers issues specific to working with private landowners,
stewardship plan writing, choosing a business entity, marketing,
taxes, income/expenses, insurance, timber sale administration,
and resolving landowner disputes. To learn the basics of running a
consulting forestry business.
Prerequisite None
FOR 209 MULTI-RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
3 (1-4)
Develops a basic proficiency in the application of multiple-resource
measurement techniques. Gain familiarity with the application of
individual tree and landscape measurements as well as estimation
of growth, sampling techniques, computational procedures, and
mapping procedures commonly used in forest and land
management. To gain an applied knowledge of inventory
techniques and their application to the sustainable management
of natural resources.
Prerequisite FOR 107, FOR 113, FOR 210, and MTH 211
FOR 210 BIOMETRICS AND DATA ANALYSIS
4 (3-3)
Sampling design, implementation and analysis for inventory and
monitoring of attributes of stands, forests, and landscapes.
Includes computing skills for data entry, storage and analysis and
application of statistical techniques to answer questions about
ecological data.
Prerequisite MTH 110, MTH 211
FOR 221 PRACTICE OF SILVICULTURE
4 (2-4)
Methods of controlling the establishment, growth, composition,
health and quality of forests and woodlands to meet the diverse
needs and values of landowners and society on a sustainable basis.
To gain an understanding of how to use silvicultural practices to
meet multiple resource management objectives.
Prerequisite FOR 112, FOR 107, FOR 113, and MTH 211
FOR 226 WILDLIFE HABITAT
3 (2-3)
Understand the ecological basis for management of forest wildlife
and how forest management influences wildlife populations.
Prerequisite None
FOR 227 LAND MEASUREMENT AND GPS
1 (0-3)
Introduces field measurements and computations involved in
determining direction, distance, and area. Covers the hand
compass, pacing, and use of GPS, including differential correction.
Integration of GPS data with GIS is emphasized. Demonstrate a
FOR 243 INTRODUCTION TO WILDLAND FIRE
3 (3-0)
An introduction to wildland fire based on an understanding of fuel
properties, fire behavior, ecological effects, and management.
Prerequisite None
GEOGRAPHY (GEG)
GEG 101 INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY
4 (4-0)
The course deals mainly with elements of the natural landscape
including: earth sun relationships, weather, climate, soils, natural
vegetation, and landforms, with related major activities, and their
cultural landscape manifestations. This fulfills a social science
requirement.
Prerequisite None
GEG 111 WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
3 (3-0)
A survey of the world's nations and geographic regions. Each
region will be discussed in connection with population, natural
environment, size and location, economy, political situation,
problems, and potentialities. This fulfills a social science
requirement.
Prerequisite None
GEOLOGY (GLG)
GLG 101 FUNDAMENTALS OF EARTH SCIENCE
4 (3-2)
Introduction to the principles of geology, oceanography,
meteorology, and climatology. The laboratory experience consists
of working with weather and topographical maps, rocks, minerals
and fossils. Field trips may be required.
Prerequisite None
GLG 102 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
4 (3-3)
A study of the earth's crust and its constituents, the various
geological processes of diastrophism, plate tectonics, and erosion.
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